Hon. Minister of Health

Hon. Minister of State for Health

DHIS2 Nigeria

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5th death of Ebola Virus Disease

5th death of Ebola Virus Disease

PRESS STATEMENT 19th August 2014

The Honourable Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu regrets to announce the death, this evening, of one of the primary contacts of the index Ebola Virus Disease case, the most senior doctor who participated in the management of the patient, a female consultant physician. With this unfortunate development the total number of Ebola Virus related deaths in Nigeria now stands at five. The other two patients currently under treatment in the isolation wards are stable and are being taken care of.